What's the Good of Humanity?

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From a Christian perspective, it could well be said that humanity, a good gift of God, is being undermined by the technology and thought-patterns and practices of contemporary Western culture. In response to what is seen as an attack, many books have been written on the harm of these technologically driven practices. These articles and books focus on what is wrong: with euthanasia, with surrogate motherhood, with the denial of the male-female difference, and so forth.<br> Yet to make a compelling cultural witness, it is more important for Christians to know what is right, and essential that they be able to articulate the positive. Why do babies matter? What is the goodness embedded in being made male and female? How can one approach death in a godly manner? We need, in other words, to be able to give an account of Gods Yes (2 Cor 1:20), the hope that is within us (1 Peter 3:15).<br> In this collection of essays, an ecumenical group of scholars, of diverse perspectives, discuss these and other important questions, in order to help discern what is good for humanity.<br> With contributions by:<br> Phillip Cary Donna Freitas Paul Hinlicky Edith M. Humphrey Patrick Lee Gilbert Meilaender Nancey Murphy

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<b>Victor Lee Austin</b>, program director of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology, is theologian-in-residence of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. His books include<i>Up with Authority</i>,<i>Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed</i>,<i>Losing Susan</i>, and<i>Friendship: The Heart of Being Human</i>.<br><br><br><br><b>Joel C. Daniels</b> is rector of the Nevil Memorial Church of St. George in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Mind and Culture. He is the author of<i>Theology, Tragedy, and Suffering in Nature: Toward a Realist Doctrine of Creation</i>. His teaching ministry includes serving as adjunct faculty at Fordham University and the General Theological Seminary, as well as training those in formation for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Society of Scholar-Priests.

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